15 hours Ago
The attempts to dismantle our government institutions have been happening at such a furious pace, it’s hard to know where to focus your attention. I think what’s happening to the Environmental Protection Agency is of special concern. The EPA was established by President Nixon in 1970 when Americans were first waking up to threats to our environment.
The new EPA administrator Lee Zeldin said in an essay in the Wall Street Journal: “We are driving a dagger through the heart of climate-change religion and ushering in America’s Golden Age.” A Golden Age for whom? Maybe for the oil and gas industries and related businesses. Not for victims of wildfires, floods and hurricanes, or those who benefit from clean air and clean water.
(Pretty much everyone.) ADVERTISEMENT The proposed cuts to the EPA would be devastating! They include firing some 1,100 EPA scientists and eliminating research and development. This is what you do when you want to avoid inconvenient truths, all in a bid to save money while failing to count the costs to our health.
The science here is clear. Just as sure as we are that smoking causes cancer, we know human activity (burning fossil fuels) is fueling climate change. So what to do? Citizens Climate Lobby is worth a look.
( citizensclimatelobby.org ). But on your own, let our elected representative hear your voice.
Call Rep. Brad Finstad (202-225-2471) and challenge him to take a stand to protect the EPA, for everyone’s sake. Margie Hake , Rochester The writer is a member of Citizens Climate Lobby Southern MN Chapter.
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